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Figuring Out What You Want to Do
This article is an excerpt from the book 145 Things to Be When You Grow Up by Jodi Weiss and Russell Kahn.
You're in high school, still quite a few years away from working full-time, but the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" follows you around like a shadow.
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How job seekers can get their foot in the door
As economy slows, just sending a resume doesn't cut it anymore
By Eve Tahmincioglu
Landing an interview is becoming as rare these days as a night without a presidential debate.
Take Mike Mayer, a former marketing manager who lives in Cleveland. He's sent out hundreds
of resumes but it's been six months since anyone has called him to set up an interview.
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Same Employer, Better Job
Darlene Zambruski, ResumeEdge.com, Yahoo! HotJobs
In today's economy new opportunities aren't as plentiful as they've been in the past, leaving
many employees to sit it out and hope for the best from their current employers.
That's a dangerous strategy to follow.
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How To Make The Most Of A Career Fair
Matthew Kirdahy
If you make the right moves, you should leave a career fair with plenty of job prospects--along with plenty
of free pens.
Sure, everyone has a different approach, a unique style when it comes to job seeking. But in this case,
take it from the pros and stick to the script.
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Food Retail
By Valerie Lipow
Monster Contributing Writer
According to the Food Marketing Institute's "US Grocery Shopper Trends, 2006,"
American households spent $93.40 a week on groceries, and US retail food store sales
reached about $450 billion. That's a big chunk of the $3 trillion retail industry, which
means there are enormous job opportunities in food retail.
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Find Work Outside Your Major
By Peter Vogt
MonsterTRAK Career Coach
An accounting graduate gets a job as a passport specialist with the federal government. A
music major and an art history major both find their niche in public relations. A
sociology grad ends up working for a major nonprofit organization as a speakers' bureau
coordinator.
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High-Paying Jobs for Generalists
By Paul W. Barada
Monster Salary and Negotiation Expert
Where are the good jobs for people who don't have specialized degrees in fields such as
medicine, engineering and law and don't know how to do advanced coding in five
different computer languages?
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Is Restaurant Management on Your Career Menu?
By Matt Krumrie
Monster Contributing Writer
Whenever Jerry Westrom interviews a potential management candidate, he talks about all
the negatives surrounding the position before going into greater detail about the positives.
"I need to know their heart is in it, that they are truly committed," says Westrom, who
owns an Ember's Restaurant in Cambridge, Minnesota.
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Sales Not for You? Don't Be So Sure
By Peter Vogt
MonsterTRAK Career Coach
Sales -- to many a recent college grad, it's the dreadful career path of last resort. A quick
look at posts on the Career Planning for College Students message board shows:
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